Books and Basketball
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Mission Statement

Books & Basketball builds a stronger St. Louis Community by:

1.) Connecting WashU and local elementary school students to inspire each other in a fun academic and active environment.

2.) Fostering relationships between the college students of today and those of tomorrow.

3.) Helping each other develop important academic and life skills for a brighter future.

 
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Students

100+

 

Schools

1

 

Since

2009

 

AWARDS:

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Outstanding Community Partner

Outstanding Community Parter by the Saint Louis Community Education Council on May 3, 2013

What We Do:

A typical day at Books and Basketball consists of 45 minutes of homework help followed by 45 minutes of gym time. Basketball and other organized games provide a great opportunity for the kids to form meaningful relationships with tutors while they simultaneously develop valuable social skills. The benefits of gym time translate to the tutoring portion because the positive relationships formed help to maintain a level of respect that contributes to successful learning and homework completion

 
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Recognition as an Outstanding Community Partner

by the Community Education Council on May 4, 2012

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Outstanding Service by the Saint Louis Public Schools’

Office of Institutional Advancement on May 1, 2012

Mentor of the Week + Social

A huge thank you to everyone who helped get B&B up and running! Our program with our new partner, the BiOME school (a STE(A)M charter), just kicked off today and we couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come 💫
B&B team getting ready for a fun and successful year! (@michaelrembold @adamglotzer @jake.nathanson we missed you!)
B&B is all about that teamwork! Check out our underpass panel on your way to and from the 40! ✨ Exciting new details on this semester to come!
Pyramid Promotions is donating a portion of it’s proceeds to B&B to help fund our supplies, fun days, and the fundamental materials needed to fluidly run our program. B&B encourages you to come out with us tonight and have a good time! Even if you can’t make it, consider buying a ticket! The link to buy tickets and click going is in our bio!
Congratulations to our mentors of the week (and soon-to-be graduates) @kenzyess and @alevitt13! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to Books & Basketball ❤️ Head over to our Facebook page to learn more about them!